CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at CHI Health St. Francis

2620 West Faidley Avenue, Grand Island, NE · Chihealth · · NPI 1982675955

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,903.34

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$3,226.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$107.39 with Medica vs $3,032.44 with Midlands Choice — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Medica Commercial|ACO $107.39 ↓ -94%
Medica Commercial|CHI Health $218.18 ↓ -89%
Medica Commercial|All Other Plans $228.48 ↓ -88%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Narrow Network $432.35 ↓ -77%
One World Commercial|Narrow Network $432.35 ↓ -77%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Narrow Network $432.35 ↓ -77%
Timpte Commercial|Broad Network $497.20 ↓ -74%
Greater Omaha Packing Commercial|Broad Network $497.20 ↓ -74%
Millard Public Schools Commercial|Broad Network $497.20 ↓ -74%
One World Commercial|Broad Network $497.20 ↓ -74%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $741.98 ↓ -61%
Centene Medicaid|NE Total Care $749.40 ↓ -61%
Creighton University Employees Commercial|All Plans $1,774.30 ↓ -7%
United Commercial|All Plans $2,032.38 ↑ +7%
ELAP Commercial|All Plans $2,064.64 ↑ +8%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Premier $2,677.58 ↑ +41%
Medica Commercial|Open Access $2,677.58 ↑ +41%
MultiPlan PHCS Commercial|All Plans $3,032.44 ↑ +59%
Midlands Choice Commercial|Standard $3,032.44 ↑ +59%

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Nebraska hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala $857.98 $535.48 – $1,180.49
CHI Health Midlands Papillion $1,178.52 $107.39 – $2,194.70
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler $1,953.30 $492.24 – $2,601.80
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha $1,178.52 $107.39 – $2,194.70
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln $1,223.60 $107.39 – $2,181.20
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha $1,178.52 $204.64 – $2,194.70
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney $1,822.07 $107.39 – $2,777.91
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha $1,178.52 $107.39 – $2,194.70

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